wow that terrible.
Hopefully he had stored extra templates and CAD drawings off site (and was well insured).
Sheldon Dingwall's shop burned down about 2yrs ago, i know it took him a while to get up and running again.
I wish mr Brubaker the best in getting back on his feet
frank

Originally posted by FCM3 wow that terrible.
Hopefully he had stored extra templates and CAD drawings off site (and was well insured).
Sheldon Dingwall's shop burned down about 2yrs ago, i know it took him a while to get up and running again.
I wish mr Brubaker the best in getting back on his feet
frank

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Actually, the fire was in 1996 and it apparently took 16 months to get the shop up and running again.

It is terrible to hear about Brubaker. I hope everything works out for the best for him.

Brad, please pass along the thoughts of the Bass Central contingent, we hope he gets back up to speed quickly, and that no one was hurt. I hope it doesn't put him out of business, he makes incredible instruments, and the bass world would be a smaller place without his work in it.

I dont know who it is nor am I familiar with his basses but from the sounds of things he really knows what he's doing, and people really like his stuff. I'd be heartbroken if it were me, so send my sympathies if possisble

oh, man!! i read the title of the thread and though to myself.. "NO!!"-
that is just horrible!! i cant imagine how he must feel right now- please send him my best wishes -- hope everyone was safe and im so sorry to her about this....

ALSO, if anybody was considering ordering a bass from him, contact him about giving him a deposit now, but don't ask for a deadline. That extra cash boom would really help him cover any out of pocket cost that his insurance he has doesn't cover.

that is really aweful I hope no one was hurt and that he is able to recover from this. Brubaker makes awesome stuff and it would be a huge loss if he had to stop making his instruments. my condolences and best wishes.

Thanks, I'll point Kevin in this thread's direction, he recently joined TB. I talked to him at length today and he's looking at "how" to get restarted, definitely no intention of not continuing. I'm sure he'll appreciate everything about this thread. He has a lot of people pulling for him and that always helps.

It happened in the middle of the night so no one was hurt, it basically amounts to property damage but for those of you who build I think you can almost imagine what it's like to lose not only current work but the years put into developing and refining system. Just about everything. Of course the important stuff, like experience, isn't lost.

Might actually be a good wake-up call to others to protect themselves, keep duplicates offsite and just generally be prepared for whatever life throws in front of you.